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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo veterinarian Mike Selig participated in a video educating junior high students about science-based careers. The STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) video team followed Dr. Selig through his daily tasks at the zoo.

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Indonesian veterinarians Yenny Saraswati and Ricko Jaya traveled to the U.S. to gain some insights into their work with wild orangutans. Veterinarian Joe Smith of the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is hosting the pair, who arrived in time for an exam on Kitra, a Bornean orangutan, under the care of veterinarian Albert Lewandowski at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Drs. Saraswati and Jaya already worked with veterinarians in Detroit, Chicago, Indiana and Louisville, Ky. Veterinarian Nancy Lung will be their next host as they plan to stop in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wis., opened its $2.4 million, state-of-the-art Animal Health Center last week. The facility features a large area for diagnostics, quarantine and isolation rooms, and surgery and radiology suites, as well as the nation's first portable radiology system in a zoo. Observation areas exist for the public as well as for veterinary students. "I really feel we've got the best zoo hospital in the country here," said zoo veterinarian Mike Petersen.

Three pinnipeds -- two sea lions with cataracts and a harbor seal -- underwent eye surgery at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo this week. Three veterinary specialists from Florida combined their expertise in ophthalmology, anesthesia and aquatic mammals with the efforts of zoo veterinarians and keepers to provide relief to the animals, which are prone to eye problems in captivity.

ABRIonline, a website designed to provide science-based data on animal behavior and training, was recently relaunched at the 2010 AVMA convention. The site, created by veterinary behaviorist Dr. R.K. Anderson, includes videos of notable experts demonstrating animal training methods and ways to deal with behavioral problems in pets.

Veterinarian and AVMA President Larry Corry urges lawmakers to wait until all the studies are in before moving to ban antibiotic use in animals. "Passing legislation like the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act, which would ban the use of these antibiotics before science-based studies are done to determine if there is an actual risk to human health, would have a negative effect on animal health and food safety," Corry writes in a letter published in today's New York Times.